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Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)

NCAP imagery is used by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) specialists, who assess, manage and mitigate the risks posed by unexploded ordnance (UXO) and unexploded bombs (UXB). During the Second World War, millions of tonnes of bombs were dropped by the Allies and it is estimated that between 10% and 15% failed to explode. Today, many of them are still present underground or underwater and pose a significant risk to life and safety. The analysis of high-resolution digital copies of aerial reconnaissance photographs, supplied by NCAP, is an essential process in locating unexploded ordnance and allows specialists to excavate, make safe and then remove them.

Zoomable Images and Finding Aids allows you to zoom and pan an ever-growing number of Finding Aids as well as the aerial images. Finding aids are maps showing the geographic area covered by each photograph within a sortie or mission. Use them to identify and order copies of photographs that have not yet been digitised.